To not clap anymore

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I really liked when it first happened. A lovely clap to show appreciation. But now its morphed into who can make the most noise. People playing music, letting off fireworks.

It just feels wrong, people are dying included health staff.

Dont get me wrong I love the NHS, love the heros who are saving lives and im more than thankful but it seems to me now this has become about attention seeking and whats worse is people filming themselves clapping.

Some twat let a firework off last week round here. A poor cat ran scared and got hit by a car. Bang on 8 when all the neighbours were out to see. Then someone had to go and tell a very old lonely lady that her cat was dead. People just don't think

We live in a street of approx 13 homes 8 family’s clap every week come rain or shine, myself included we have nhs workers in our area and key workers they enjoy it, we don’t have fireworks , just music and clapping you do what you want to do surely, nobody in our road is judged for not taking part

My daughter and I both work for NHS,her in A&E me on the wards.
We both find it really cringe 😬

I don't. Couldn't give a frosty fuck if neighbours try and shame me on facefuck, I'm not on there to see it!
Do whatever you want to do. There's no LAW I'm aware of that says you have to.
It didn't stop my nurse contracting the damn virus. Nor did it provide PPE for her colleagues. 😡

Apparently there's someone in my town banging a drum every week. Thank god I don't live near him/her bloody saucepan banging is bad enough.

I don’t clap and I’m a nurse. I show my appreciation through supporting my colleagues. We’re also put DD to bed then and so don’t get chance even if we wanted to.
I did notice this week that there was exceptional amounts of noise including people going past and beeping their car horns. I don't agree with that but maybe is was because it was Captain Tom’s birthday too.

We clap to thank the nhs and all key workers but it’s also a time to catch up with my neighbours and see how everyone is doing.

@3746xvy734
Totally agree.

Nope, right there with you....it pissed me off no end- I wonder how many of these making a weekly show of clap for the NHS and let's make as much noise as possible, toot horns etc whilst filming and inevitably sticking on social media have actually donated to NHS funds and charities over corona lockdown? Even by donating to Tom Majors or many others who have also done sponsered walks etc for the NHS Ones that can afford even a couple of pounds obviously as I know a lot of minimum wage or self employed people are now struggling oh and for comments that follow No I don't clap, yes I have donated to both NHS and other charities struggling in lockdown, No I am not rich- I am a single mum and I bloody appreciate our wonderful NHS and have tried supporting it in many ways over the years.

My children clap and bang saucepan kids to support all key workers. They also cry and beg me not to go to work but am proud of me.
The first clap I had neighbours opposite calling for me to go out, I didn't want to but the children did.
This week I cried through the whole thing.
If you dont want to clap don't, but as an NHS worker it makes my heart happy to hear the clap and see all of the rainbows.

Our street completely seemed to stop this week whereas every other weeks it's a big deal.

Last night’s clap on my estate was much less enthusiastic than it has been over the previous weeks and there were a lot less people doing it too.

Some people say they will do the clap every Thursday for as long as Corona is around - which will be forever then?!

This weekly clapping can’t be maintained and people will soon bore of it - as I feel they already are.

It feels like people are doing it because they “should” but the actual event itself is pretty meaningless now.

@Gimburee Clapping is fine, but banging saucepans is just making noise for the sake of noise and it's disruptive to others.

OJZJ the NHS is not a charity it's a public service paid for through taxation. Do you also donate to the military? Education? Benefit system? Police?

I think it's been hijacked by people wanting to showcase their 'talent'

Those clapping the loudest, are the biggest hypocrites.
My neighbours have a drinks table , deck chairs, bemoan neighbours not clapping (load voices, so I heard from my doorstep).
Every weekend they have a garden party with different family and friends dropping in.
Silly twats!!!!

My street simply clap and wave to each other. My Mum and Dad's street are doing much more, playing music, dancing, quizzes, bingo etc. My parents are in their 70's and they love it, it's keeping them amused for a few hours a week. It isn't really just for the NHS is it?

In neither place is it commented on when people don't come out, I don't even notice myself, really shitty if people are being bullied because of it. I was in the bath one week and missed it, no one commented and would've received short shrift if they had.

Langclegs but the NHS is overstretched due to people abusing it and has charities attached to it which require additional funding, our schools ask for donations as again the budgets are so over stretched it doesn't cover everything , ours as a lump sum at the beginning of the year and is in an affluent area, my sons previous school was small amounts at the beginning of each term as a much poorer area, plus fundraising during the year. And not that it's any of your bloody business. Yes, I also donate to homeless charities and food banks as the overstretched benefits system is also failing people and ex military causes, plus various other charities.
I am not wealthy, I have always been brought up to give back to society both in voluntary work and any financial help I can offer, which as a single parent is probably far more limited than a majority of MN users, rather than the entitled attitude of many of use and abuse.

The NHS is overstretched because it has been deliberately underfunded for a decade. Same for education, social care, the benefit system and all our public services.

It's not on to be shaming people for not donating to things which we've already paid for once through taxation. It's the 'Big Society' all over again.

My family has been clapping from the beginning. I am late to the party. I went out last week and it was so nice to see my neighbours and kids. some of whom we never saw before the lockdown. Change from clapping to the NHS to supporting your neighbours. Being part of the community and maybe this will make a difference.